Calling active & budding angel investors! Several McKinsey alumni have launched a community to support entrepreneurs from McKinsey called X26. Following success of the 1st Founders Demo Day in 2022 (>$500k raised), the next Demo Day will be held on Weds 1st Mar (6pm - 7pm UKT), where exciting xMcKinsey founders will pitch for pre-seed/seed investment. Attendance is open to all and sign-up takes 10s:

Have a crush on my co-worker. He asked me out to go rock climbing one-on-one after we were texting for a while and I acted awkwardly when we went because I didn’t know if it was a date (nothing was explicitly said). Now I’m stuck in this weird limbo state where things have fizzled out but I’m re-reading texts and think he might’ve actually had a crush too and I pushed him away. Ambiguity sucks.

Big four presence in Philadelphia, which firm audits the sports teams.

Curious to know what you've seen as working to non working dollars split in Canadian agencies. Reference any specific brands (or categories) if you can. I'm used to seeing the conventional 15-20% split for non working (production dollars only, not including media budget, agency fees) but are those days gone now with the takeover of digital (vs traditional) ad placements?

Can someone please help me refer my friend in JP Morgan?

Would anyone happen to know what the WFH situation is like at Standard Chartered bank in Singapore? Is it 5 days in office or flexible? Thanks in advance!

Is there anyone who has a contact at the Wall Street journal or NY Times or something like that?

I’ve been published for some thoughts on cybersecurity, but it’s was in a smaller IT Magazine. I’m trying to find the best way to take it to the next step for a freelance writing side opportunity. The writing is very separate from anything I’ve worked on in the Big4 or other consulting firms.. more about cybersecurity overall and the future, regulation, etc.

Any advice would be welcome. Thanks!

Attended a few Disco Dining events last year. They’re sporadic but interesting.

Wipro 8.5LPA
TiBCO 12.5 LPA

Which one is better in terms of job security and WLB ?

Hello Fishesh,

Can someone please help me in filing ITR? CA are charging 10% on returns. Not sure if we can do it by our ownself and save the same amnt.

How do you make the most out of your EMBA program, if you want to land McK?

Hello Fish Friends! Does a PhD count as project management experience?

Any Canadian consultants tried exiting to US roles (outside consulting) via Mgmt Consultant TN - did you have success or failure?

Any advice for someone aspiring to that route?

Well, I believe that being an adult with ADHD and being a Tax Lawyer is not the best combination - currently, I feel exhausted

Hi all! Just got my perm approved woohoo. Filed in December. I know next step is I-140 and adjustment of status. How fast does this go? When will I hold a green card

I have sent my letter to negotiate salary. Praying for good news!

Do you invest in commodities?

We are building a SaaS product for product owners to make informed decisions on product strategy and improve product roadmap process using data science and NLP. We are looking for pre-seed round.

Currently raising a European based firm, potentially looking for one additional partner. Ideally with a strong EU network and direct investment experience (e.g. in VC/CVC, a family office, etc). DM for more info.

We are building Immersive Sales Training at Scale using a lifelike Avatar. With the revolutionary tech leveraged have the ability to help sales force improve their sales skills, capabilities and close more deals! We are turning average Joe into top performing sales person. We’re looking for strategic angels to come on board and scale solution globally. Are you or do you know anyone in your network that is interested, we are all ears!

Any investor interest in Healthcare SaaS Startup?

Investment: $500,000
M/M sales now: $12,500

Any angel investors interest in a manufacturing training facility in Michigan?

What’s a good D30 retention?

Hello folks, ai have a corporate housing LLC that I've set up really carefully, and I know that with seed money I could scale it, but I don't know how I'm supposed to get myself in the door to VC access. Any advice?

How hard are the Series 7, 65, or 82 exams? Interested in those because I don’t see myself reaching accredited status via capital alone any time soon.

Anyone interested in joining my newly launched angel investment network? It’s entirely free and takes less than a minute to sign up. Comment below and I will DM you! Thanks!

Fellow VC analysts/associates: what time do you guys go to bed? I’ve been working until 1-2am, Monday-Sunday in the past few weeks and I’m new to this job. Is this normal?

Looking to confirm or crush my expectation as part of a business model. Are M&A like technology assessments somewhat standardized for angel investors or do you start by independently evaluating specific platform, data, code, technical architecture issues? I’m assuming there are individuals who seek technology risks for value opportunities while others avoid such risks. Is it common to ignore technology choices or are there other options I’m missing?

Am I correct in my assumption that with the new accreditation laws, anyone can pursue a Series 65 unsponsored and earn accredited investor status?

Hi all 👋 Looking for some advice. I’m in the latter stages of building my sustainable fashion platform and need investment to get it over the line and complete the product. This investment would be for development and the first batch of paid ads. Would any of the fishbowl community be able to connect me relevant sources/ links/ people?